West Wellow, United Kingdom
West Wellow is a town of 2,929 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit West Wellow
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 8 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Copythorne Common.
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About West Wellow
Wellow is a civil parish in Hampshire, England that falls within the Test Valley district. The villages lies just outside the New Forest, across the main A36 road which runs from the M27 motorway to Salisbury. The nearest town is Romsey, 4 miles (6.4 km) to the east, and the closest city is Southampton, 9 miles (14 km) to the southeast. The parish had a population of 3,239 in the 2021 census.
From the Wikipedia article Wellow, Hampshire (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks3
Florence Nightingale's Grave
Monument and historic site · 0.9 mi
Hackleys Lane, Romsey
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes8
History
King Alfred (d. 899) left "the toune of Welewe" in his will to his eldest daughter Ethelgifu. Thirteen households at "Welue" are mentioned in Domesday Book (1086).
Only the name "Wellow" appears on Saxton's 1575 map of Hampshire; it is spelt "Wellew" in various maps from the seventeenth century. East and West Wellow appear separately by the time of John Harrison's 1788 map, separated by the River Blackwater. Their exact positions on these early maps are hard to reconcile with the modern road and settlement pattern, but until 1895 when the county boundary was realigned, West Wellow was in Wiltshire and East Wellow in Hampshire.
From the History section of Wellow, Hampshire on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship6
Wellow Wood Methodist Church
Church · Methodist · 1.5 mi
Wellow Wood Road, Romsey
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare1
Map of West Wellow
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Getting there and nearby towns
Southampton Airport (SOU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 10 miles away.
- Romsey 4 mi east, about 6 min by car
- Cadnam 4 mi south, about 6 min by car
- Whiteparish 4 mi northwest, about 6 min by car
- Totton 5 mi southeast, about 9 min by car
- Lyndhurst 7 mi south, about 11 min by car
- Chilworth 7 mi east, about 11 min by car
- Alderbury 8 mi northwest, about 13 min by car
- Southampton 9 mi southeast, about 15 min by car
- Portswood 9 mi east, about 14 min by car
- Eastleigh 10 mi east, about 16 min by car
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Wellow Church, Charlesdrakew, Public domain
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, iced, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
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